Razor-guard.



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No. 65|,699. T. F. CURLEY.

RAZOR GUARD.

(Appliestion filed. Dec. 22, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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TERENCE F. OURLEY,

RAZOR- PATENT OFFICE.

OF NEWV YORK, N. Y.

GUARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 651,699, dated June 12,1900. Application filed December 22, 1899. Serial No. 741,282. (Nomodoll) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TERENCE F. CURLEY, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, county ofKings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Razor-Guards, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved razor-guardwhich is simple and durable in construction, readily attached to orremoved from the razor, and arranged for convenient and accurateadjustment to bring the guard in proper position relatively to the edgeof the blade.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same, as will be fully described hereinafter and then pointed out inthe claims.

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings, forming a partof this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improvement as applied to a razorhaving a removable blade. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional side elevationof the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the guard detached. Fig. 4

is a rear elevation of a modified form of the improvement as applied toan ordinary razor. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the same, and Fig. 6is a transverse section of the same on the line 6 6 in'Fig. 5.

The improved guard shown in Figs. 1 and with a handle A, to which ispivoted a tubument with the slot D, then the guard can be swung aroundthe back B to reverse its position relatively to the blade 0, the sameas described in the patent above referred to, and when it is desired toremove the blade the guard is removed first from the back by swinging itinto the position shown indotted lines in Fig. 2-that is, in a positiondirectly opposite to the blade 0. A longitudinal outward sliding of theguard Dbrings the pin D out of engagement with the back, and also slidesthe fork D out of engagement with the back to allow convenient removalof the blade 0.-

When the guard is removed from the razor, as shown in Fig. 3, then thenuts D D can be independently screwed on the lugs D D so as to bring theguard-bar D in proper re lation to the cutting edge of the blade 0 toinsure proper shaving with the greatest safety. Thus, for instance, ifone end of the guard is a little wider than the other end relatively tothe cutting edge of the blade the operator by removing the guard fromthe razor can screw the corresponding nut farther in or out and bringthe guard-bar into proper position relatively to the cutting edge of theblade. This adjustment of the guard-bar relatively to the cutting edgeof the blade is very important, as in honing or grinding the blade thecontour of the cutting edge changes, and consequently an adjustment ofthe'guardbar is necessary to again bring the guard-bar in properrelation to the cutting edge. If necessary, the outer edge of the bar Dis ground to conform to a new curvature given to the cutting edge of theblade and then the nuts are adjusted to bring the outer edge in properposition on the blade relatively to the cutting edge.

In the construction illustrated in Figs. 4,

is of ordinary construction and has a blade.

e O, andin this case the guard-bar D has its threaded lugsDi lengaged bynuts D formed cated in the figures referred to.

seen that in this construction the nuts and on spring-clips D madeU-shaped to clamp the back of the blade 0, as is plainly indi- It willbe their clips areindependentl y adjusted on 'the lugs D so that the barD can be readily adjusted according to the cutting edge of the blade 0,as above described relatively to'Figs.

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Having thusfully described my invention,

I claim as new and'desi re to secu re by Letters Patent l. Arazor-guard, comprising a guard-bar formed at its ends with threadedlugs, a sepk arate and independent attaching device for eachend'of therazor each attaching device, 2

having a fixed nut formed with a threaded socket closed at its inner endfor screwing on the corresponding threaded lug of the, guardbar, wherebyeach attachingdevice and its i closed at its inner end; and a separateattaching device for each end ofthe razor the said substantially asshown guard-bar formed at its ends with threaded lugs, a nut foreac'hot' said lugs havinga threaded socket for engagement with the backof the substantially-as described.

fQl'med at its ends withs crew-threaded lugs, nuts adapted: to screw onthe ;said lugs, the outer nut having a pin adapted to enter an openingin' the outer end of the backof the razor, the inner n'ut being formedwith afork razor,

4. A razor-guard, comprising a guard-bar having its ends formed withangular screw threaded lugs, nuts adapted to screw on V the -sa-id lugs,the outer nuthavinga pin adapted ,toenter an opening in the outer end ofthe back' of the razor; the inner nnt'b'eing formed with a fork forengagement with the back of the razor, and a fastening device forholding the guard in posit-ion,substantially:as d6.- jscribed.

- 5. Arazor guard, comprising a guard-bar Eforrned at its ends withscrew-threaded lugs,

independent attaching devices arranged for :connectionwith the razoreandeach having a fixed nut for screwing on the corresponding threaded lug,one of said attaching devices I being formed withafork for'engagementwith I the back of the razor-and also providedwith la slot, and afastening device adapted to en- 60 fgage said slot to hold the guard inposition.

In testimony whereof I have signed my {name to this specification in thepresence of }two subscribing witnesses. attaching devices beingconnected with the closed endsof the respective nuts, substantiallyasdescribed.- o V i I 3. A razor-guard,comprising a guard-bar TERENCE F.OURLEY.

Vitnesses:

THEo. G. HOSTER,

EVERARD BOLTON MARSHALL;

